薬

Meaning

薬 centers on substances that alter or improve a state: medicine for healing, chemicals for effect, enamel as a coating, gunpowder as an explosive compound, and benefit as a positive outcome. The common thread is a transformative agent.

• 薬くすり
  N5

  medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve

• 薬物やくぶつ

  drug; medicine

• 麻薬まやく
  N1

  narcotic; drug; dope

• 医薬品いやくひん
  N1

  medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine

• 薬局やっきょく
  N2

  pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop)

• 弾薬だんやく

  ammunition; ammo

• 製薬せいやく
  N1

  medicine manufacture; drug manufacture

• 薬品やくひん
  N2

  medicine; drug

• 薬剤師やくざいし
  N1

  pharmacist; chemist

• 農薬のうやく
  N2

  agricultural chemical; agrochemical; agrichemical

• 薬剤やくざい

  medicine; drug

• 火薬かやく
  N1

  gunpowder; powder

• 医薬いやく

  medicine; (pharmaceutical) drug; medical treatment

• 薬缶やかん
  N3

  kettle

• 薬学やくがく

  (study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics

• 新薬しんやく

  new medicine; new drug

• 爆薬ばくやく

  explosive; blasting powder

• 目薬めぐすり
  N1

  eye drops; eyewash

• 投薬とうやく

  administration; medication; dosage

• 漢方薬かんぽうやく
  N1

  Chinese herbal medicine

• 薬指くすりゆび
  N2

  ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing)

• 薬味やくみ

  condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice

• 試薬しやく

  reagent

• 特効薬とっこうやく

  specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet

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